Seed Mob
Seed Mob, also known simply as Seed, is an Indigenous youth climate network in Australia.
History[edit]
Seed, established in 2014, is Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network .[1] It is led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. It was initially a branch of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, but became independent in 2020.[2]
It was co-founded by Amelia Telford,[3] who is currently its national director,[4] and Larissa Baldwin-Roberts,[5] who is as of 2023[update] CEO of political activist group GetUp!.[6]
Campaigns[edit]
In 2015, Seed, in an alliance of 13 environmental groups, was successful in campaigning for Australia's four largest banks to rule out funding the Adani coal mine in Queensland.[7]
Seed has been campaigning against Origin Energy's plans to do gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory.[3] It produced a film about the campaign called Water is Life in 2019.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet Seed Mob, Australia's First Indigenous Youth-Led Environmental Organisation". Junkee. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Seed Mob to be first Indigenous youth-led environmental organisation". Medianet. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "The young Indigenous woman fighting fracking in remote NT". The Feed. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Our Team". Seed. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Larissa Baldwin-Roberts". Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Segments: The Mission: GetUp CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts". Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Big four banks distance themselves from Adani coalmine as Westpac rules out loan". the Guardian. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Water is Life". Protect Country, Ban Fracking. Retrieved 10 July 2021.